98 Degrees and Rising

98 Degrees and Rising is the second album released by American boy band 98 Degrees. It was recorded at Blue Wave Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and released by Motown on October 20, 1998. The album features the singles "Because of You" and "The Hardest Thing", which peaked at No. 3 and No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 respectively.[2] The album also features two covers, Mark Wills' "I Do (Cherish You)" and "She's Out of My Life", made famous by Michael Jackson.[3] It also features a duet with label mate Stevie Wonder, "True to Your Heart", which was featured on the soundtrack of the 1998 Disney film Mulan, as well as the song "Fly with Me", which was featured on the soundtrack album for the 1999 film Pokémon: The First Movie (although it does not appear in the film itself). The album has sold over four million copies in the United States alone, becoming the band's best-selling album. This was also the band's last album on Motown (not counting the Japanese release of This Christmas) before they left for Motown's parent company, Universal Records.

98° and Rising
Studio album by 98°
Released	October 20, 1998 (1998-10-20)
Recorded	1998
Genre	Pop, R&B, soul, hip hop soul, teen pop
Length	52:23
Label	Motown
Producer	98 Degrees, Trackmasters, Dane Devillier & Sean Hosein, Keith Thomas, Pras Michel, Jerry Wonda, Matthew Wilder, Anders "Bag" Bagge, Arnthor Birgisson, David Frank, Steve Kipner, Devon Biere
98° chronology
98 Degrees (1997) 98° and Rising (1998) This Christmas (1999)
Singles from 98 Degrees and Rising
"True to Your Heart" Released: July 21, 1998 "Because of You" Released: September 15, 1998 "The Hardest Thing" Released: June 8, 1999 "I Do (Cherish You)" Released: July 27, 1999

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Vocals and Speaking Credits	Length
1.	"Intro"			0:41
2.	"Heat It Up"	Jeff Timmons, Nick Lachey, Drew Lachey, Justin Jeffre, Samuel Barnes, Jean-Claude Olivier, Daniel Webster, Mark Adams, Mark Hicks, Raymond Turner, Starleana Young, Steve Arrington, Thomas Lockett	Lead Vocals: Nick Lachey Spoken By Justin Jeffre	4:15
3.	"If She Only Knew"	Gordon Chambers, Chris Farren	Lead Vocals: Nick Lachey and Jeff Timmons	4:27
4.	"I Do (Cherish You)"	Dan Hill, Keith Stegall	Lead Vocals: Nick Lachey	3:45
5.	"Fly with Me"	Jeff Timmons, Nick Lachey, Drew Lachey, Justin Jeffre, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Jerry Duplessis, S.P. Michel, Stig Anderson	Lead Vocals: Nick Lachey and Jeff Timmons	3:49
6.	"Still"	Jeff Timmons, Nick Lachey, Drew Lachey, Justin Jeffre, Dave Deviller, Sean Hosein	Lead Vocal: Nick Lachey, Jeff Timmons and Drew Lachey	4:00
7.	"Because of You"	Anders Bagge, Arnthor Birgisson, Christian Karlsson, Patrick Tucker	Lead Vocal: Nick Lachey and Jeff Timmons	4:57
8.	"Give It Up" (Interlude)	Jeff Timmons, Nick Lachey, Drew Lachey, Justin Jeffre		1:31
9.	"Do You Wanna Dance"	Jeff Timmons, Nick Lachey, Drew Lachey, Justin Jeffre, Samuel Barnes, Jean-Claude Olivier, Charles Smith, Eumir Deodato, George Brown, James Taylor, Robert Bell, Robert Mickens, Ronald Bell, Dennis Thomas, Richard Westfield, Otha Nash, Larry Gittens	Lead Vocals: Drew Lachey, Justin Jeffre and Nick Lachey Spoken by Justin Jeffre	4:14
10.	"True to Your Heart" (featuring Stevie Wonder)	Matthew Wilder, David Zippel	Lead Vocals: Nick Lachey and Stevie Wonder Spoken by Justin Jeffre	4:15
11.	"To Me You're Everything"	Anders Bagge, Eduardo Del-Barrio, Jocelyn Mathieux Guerdion, Laila Bagge, Maurice White, Verdine White	Lead Vocals: Nick Lachey	4:09
12.	"The Hardest Thing"	David Frank, Steve Kipner	Lead Vocals: Nick Lachey and Jeff Timmons Spoken by Justin Jeffre	4:34
13.	"She's Out of My Life"	Tom Bahler	Lead Vocals: Jeff Timmons and Nick Lachey	3:07
Total length:				52:23

Dutch Edition

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro"	0:42
2.	"Heat It Up"	4:14
3.	"If She Only Knew"	4:28
4.	"I Do (Cherish You)"	3:46
5.	"Still"	4:01
6.	"Because of You"	4:57
7.	"Give It Up" (Interlude)	1:31
8.	"Do You Wanna Dance"	4:14
9.	"True to Your Heart"	4:16
10.	"To Me You're Everything"	4:10
11.	"The Hardest Thing"	4:33
12.	"She's Out of My Life"	3:08
13.	"Invisible Man"	4:43
14.	"Fly with Me"	3:51
15.	"The Hardest Thing" (Love To Infinity 12" Mix)	6:37
16.	"Because of You" (Hex Hector Dance Mix)	3:07

Bonus Disc

No.	Title	Length
1.	"This Gift" (Christmas Version)	4:06
2.	"The Christmas Song"	4:08
3.	"This Gift" (Pop Version)	4:08

Bonus Videos

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Do (Cherish You)"	3:46
2.	"The Hardest Thing"	3:54
3.	"Because of You"	4:02
4.	"Invisible Man"	4:02
5.	"Was It Something I Didn't Say"	4:14

Charts

Weekly charts

(1998–99)	Peak Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4]	27
Canadian Albums (RPM)[5]	24
New Zealand Albums (RIANZ)[6]	33
US Billboard 200[7]	14

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[8]	4× Platinum	4,000,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "98° and Rising - 98°". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
2. "98° and Rising - Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
3. "98° And Rising". 98degrees.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
4. http://swisscharts.com/album/98/98-And-Rising-44191
5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-09-10. Retrieved 2014-09-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
6. http://swisscharts.com/album/98/98-And-Rising-44191
7. "98° and Rising – Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
8. "American album certifications – 98 Degrees – 98 Degrees and Rising". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 25 July 2012. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.